Spring 2010 Course Syllabus
Course: Mathematics 1041.005.
Course Title: Calculus I.
Time: MWF 8:00 - 9:10.
Place: BB103.
Instructor: Edelman, Nina.
Instructor Office: Wachman 538.
Instructor Email: nina.edelman@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-6756.
Course Web Page: http://www.math.temple.edu/~vishik/spring10/1041spring10.html
Office Hours: MW 10:45-11:45 or MW 1:20-2:20.
Prerequisites: Mathematics placement test, Math 1022 (C074) with a grade of C or better, or transfer credit for Math 1022 (C074).
Textbook: Calculus: Early Transcendentals by Jon Rogawski; 2008, First Edition, W.H. Freeman and Co.
Course Goals: To learn the concepts and techniques of differential calculus.
Topics Covered: Mathematics 1041 is a first semester calculus course that involves both theory and applications. Topics include functions, limits and continuity, differentiation of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions, curve sketching, optimization, L`Hospital`s Rule, antiderivatives, and The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Course Grading: Your course grade will be computed according to the following scheme: Review Quiz: 2%, Quiz/Homework Average: 17% (it includes 1% for Quiz A and 2% for Quiz B), Exam 1: 24%, Exam 2: 24%, Final Exam: 33%.
Exam Dates: We will have the Review Quiz online, Quiz A online and Quiz B in class. Test 1: Wednesday, February 24, 5:50pm -- 7:20pm (room to be announced); Test 2: Wednesday, April 14, 5:50pm -- 7:20pm (room to be announced); Final Exam: Thursday, May 6, 3:30pm -- 5:30pm. NOTE: The exams take place outside of the regular class meeting time. Please make a note of the time and date of the exams; any conflicts must be reported as soon as possible.
Attendance Policy: You are allowed up to 6 unexcused absences during the semester. After that, your grade will be lowered by 1 notch, e.g., from B to B-, for every increment of 6 classes or a portion thereof that you miss".
Calculator Policy: Calculators are not allowed on exams or quizzes.
Quizzes/Homework: A list of homework problems from the text will be distributed. The homework problems will not usually be handed in for grading, but it is very important that you do these problems. A short quiz will be given every week starting with the second week of class (and excluding exam weeks). Each quiz will consist of several problems based on the homework problems assigned that week. When computing your overall quiz average, the lowest two quiz scores for the quizzes will be dropped. No make up quizzes will be given. Missed quizzes will receive a score of zero and are to be counted among the dropped scores.
Letter Grades: 93-100 A, 90-92 A-, 87-89 B+, 83-86 B, 80-82 B-, 77-79 C+, 73-76 C, 70-72 C-, 65-69 D+, 55-64 D, 50-54 D-, 0-49 F.
Make Up Policy: No make up exams will be given except under extraordinary circumstances (a documented serious illness, death in the family or a documented car accident, for example). It is the student's responsibility to contact the instructor by e-mail as soon as possible if such circumstances arise (so necessary arrangements can be made).
Blackboard: This course is a registered Blackboard course; you should check Blackboard regularly for announcements.
Common Final Exam: The final exam is scheduled for Thursday, May 6, from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. The room will be announced later. DO NOT MISS IT.
Review Quiz, Quiz A, Quiz B: The Review Quiz will be given on Blackboard in the middle of the second week. It will be based on precalculus information from Chapter I and will be counted as 2% of the course grade. Quiz A and Quiz B will consist of questions on finding derivatives using the rules of differentiation. Quiz A will be given on Blackboard in the week following the spring recess and will be counted as 1% of the course grade. Quiz B will be given in class in the week of March 22-26 and will also include questions on calculating derivatives of explicit functions. Quiz B will count as 2% of the course grade. If you do better on Quiz B, your grade for Quiz A will be increased to that better grade for Quiz B.
Importance of Study Groups: Mathematicians often meet to discuss their work and their latest problems and solutions with each other. Such discussions are instrumental in helping them to develop their skills and gain new insights. These discussions are an important part of the learning process and I recommend that you try this collaborative technique. I suggest you form study groups of three or four students and meet regularly (possibly in the MSRC) to discuss the homework problems and class material. And if you think you really understand the course material try teaching it to the others in your group. The best way to really learn a subject is to teach it to someone else. Note: Please inform me of the members of your study group and this will count as class participation.
WEB PAGE: www.math.temple.edu/~vishik/spring10/1041spring10.html.
Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible. Contact Disability Resources and Services at (215) 204-1280, 100 Ritter Annex, to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities.
Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The University has adopted a policy on Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities (Policy # 03.70.02) which can be accessed here.
Students will be charged for a course unless a withdrawal form is processed by a registration office of the University by the Drop/Add deadline date given below. For this semester, the crucial dates are as follows:
- The first day of classes is Tuesday, January 19.
- The last day to drop/add (tuition refund available) is Monday, February 1.
- Spring recess is the week of Monday, March 8.
- The last day to withdraw (no refund) is Monday, March 29.
- The last day of classes is Monday, May 3.
During the first two weeks of the fall or spring semester or summer sessions, students may withdraw from a course with no record of the class appearing on the transcript. In weeks three through nine of the fall or spring semester, or during weeks three and four of summer sessions, the student may withdraw with the advisor's permission. The course will be recorded on the transcript with the instructor's notation of "W," indicating that the student withdrew. After week nine of the fall or spring semester, or week four of summer sessions, students may not withdraw from courses. No student may withdraw from more than five courses during the duration of his/her studies to earn a bachelor's degree. A student may not withdraw from the same course more than once. Students who miss the final exam and do not make alternative arrangements before the grades are turned in will be graded F.
The grade I (an "incomplete") is reserved for extreme circumstances. It is necessary to have completed almost all of the course with a passing average and to file an incomplete contract specifying what is left for you to do. To be eligible for an I grade you need a good reason and you should have missed not more than 25% of the first nine weeks of classes. If approved by the Mathematics Department chair and the CST Dean's office, the incomplete contract must include a default grade that will be used in case the I grade is not resolved within 12 months.